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National Program Office

An RCFL is a one stop, full service forensics laboratory and training center devoted entirely to the examination of digital evidence in support of criminal investigations such as—
Terrorism
Child Pornography
Crimes of Violence
Trade secret theft
Theft or destruction to intellectual property
Financial crime
Property crime
Internet crimes
Fraud.

In 2002, the FBI established the RCFL National Program Office (NPO) to oversee the operations of the RCFLs, and to facilitate the creation of new facilities. Additionally, the NPO supports the laboratories by —

Institutionalizing the policies, practices, and legal processes regarding the establishment and governance of RCFLs

Cultivating working relationships between law enforcement, the private sector, academia, and other government agencies by serving as a national clearinghouse for the exchange and dissemination of information among these entities

Serving as an advocate for the Program before key constituent groups

Working with the FBI and other government agencies to develop new digital evidence forensics tools

Cell Phone Kiosks

The Operational Technology Division's Computer Analysis Response Team's (CART) cell phone kiosks are available at select FBI Field Offices and RCFLs. This kiosk allows users to extract data from a cell phone, put it into a report, and burn the report to a CD or DVD in as little as 30 minutes.